Admission Requirements as an Adult Learner
Holy Names University welcomes adult students in the Adult Baccalaureate Degree program. Flexible formats are designed specifically for adults who are motivated to complete a university degree while continuing to meet work and/or family obligations. Students are admitted to the program in all terms at transfer levels. Candidates must meet the following minimum requirements:
- Have reached the age of 24 by the start of the term for which they are applying.
- Have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.2 in at least 30 units of transferable work.
- Have at least three years of work experience. For adult students, recent achievements and the motivation to learn are frequently more reliable indicators of success in a degree program than are the records of high school or college classes taken a number of years previously. Students 24 years of age and older, or those who have been absent from academic studies for six or more years, who do not meet some of the general admission requirements, may be accepted on the basis of other considerations: the personal essay or résumé, letter of recommendation (preferably from an employer or supervisor), and evidence of aptitude for college study.
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Telephone the Adult and Graduate office at the campus main number: 800.430.1321 or Admission: 510.436.1351 or email us at AdultEd@hnu.edu
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Adult Baccalaureate Degree Programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in Human Services
Bachelor of Arts in Humanities
Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Business
Holy Names University Business programs integrate the liberal arts with a strong foundation in the fundamental components of business: management, accounting, finance, economics, leadership, and marketing. Courses utilize a case study approach to help students sharpen their analytical and communication skills. Faculty bring up-to-date, practical information about business and institutions into all classes. Holy Names University programs are distinctive because of the strong value they place upon diversity in the classroom and the workplace and because they promote ethics and principles of socially responsible business across the curriculum. The richness of our programs provides a quality education that prepares students for the complex responsibilities of leadership and service.
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Human Services
In the Human Services major at Holy Names University, students combine courses in Psychology and Sociology to study the person in society, using the research and analytical skills of both disciplines. The major is designed to provide students with an understanding of interpersonal relations that can be applied to work in social service agencies, as well as in various business and organizational settings. The major has two possible emphases: the social services track offers clinically oriented courses to prepare students for human service areas; the organizational development track encourages increased understanding of organizations and prepares students for personnel work.
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Humanities
The Humanities major consists of a balanced group of courses in literature, philosophy, and history. The program is designed for the individual who hungers for that liberal learning which enhances and enriches life, sharpens analytical skills, and builds the ability to communicate with greater facility. In a society concerned with values, self-realization, and independence in thinking, this degree gives mature adult students coherent intellectual training with the aim of increasing their knowledge and understanding of the human condition.
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Liberal Studies
The Liberal Studies major is the broadest major in the College curriculum. Students take a wide range of courses in all academic divisions of the college. The Liberal Studies major includes foundation and advanced courses in the traditional liberal arts fields humanities, fine and performing arts, mathematics and science, and the social sciences. In addition, students choose a twelve-unit Concentration for depth in one field of study.
Some possible areas of Concentration are Art, Biological Science, History, Humanities in World Cultures, Language Arts, Literature, Music, Social Science, Spanish, U.S. Cultures, Teaching English as a Second Language, or Values Inquiry and Moral Reasoning. Students may also choose to design their own disciplinary or multi-disciplinary concentrations.
The Liberal Studies program at Holy Names offers small classes and frequent interactions with Liberal Studies advisors and professors. In their final year of study, students present an integrative portfolio of their college work and meet with advisors to assess their preparation for future work and study. Students participate in an internship and work closely with career counselors and representatives of the HNU credential program to explore career options.
Students interested in teaching may enter the HNU credential program which will complete the teachers training required for a California Credential.
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Psychology
Working within a liberal arts framework, students majoring in Psychology at Holy Names
University come to an understanding of persons, the processes by which they develop, and the
effects of cultural, social, and environmental factors on behavior.
The goals of the HNU program include (1) a breadth of knowledge in psychology; (2) exposure
to various fields of psychology, including the research methods used to study them; (3) critical
thinking within a psychological perspective; (4) skill in spoken and written communication of
psychological material (including writing in the APA format); (5) awareness of, and concern for,
values and ethics as they apply to various fields in psychology; and (6) enhancement of the student’s
own personal and interpersonal awareness and growth.
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Upcoming Events
Working Adults, Graduate, and Certificate Students Events
Informational 'Conversations'
Holy Names University hosts an ongoing series of Informational Conversations for adults returning to school to complete undergraduate degrees or to seek graduate degrees, certificates and credentials. This continuing series of HNU Informational Meetings for adults returning to school features informal and personal conversations with department chairs and faculty about course work, admissions requirements and the HNU culture.
Upcoming Information Sessions
- December 18th at 6:00pm
- Founders Hall, Bay Vista Room
Please R.S.V.P to Jennifer Perkins or (510) 436-1335
Admissions staff and program faculty will be on hand to discuss curriculum, schedules, financial aid and to answer questions about any related topic. HNU offers weekend and evening courses designed to fit the busy schedules of people with jobs and families. For more details, phone 1.800.430.1321or email us at admissions@hnu.edu.
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Schedule a Visit
Conveniently located, Holy Names University is easily accessible from highways 580, 13 or 24 with secure parking .
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Map and Directions
Conveniently located for the adult commuter student, Holy Names University is easily accessible from highways 580, 13 or 24 with secure parking .
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Have A Question?
Telephone the Adult and Graduate office at the campus main number: 800.430.1321 or Admission: 510.436.1351 or email us at AdultEd@hnu.edu
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